FUMING locals claim they have been fined for parking on their own driveways and say that their area is "murder" on match days due to football fans.The 23,500-capacity Co-op Live opened its doors for the first time on Saturday and the £365m venue is the biggest indoor arena in the UK.But 159 parking tickets were issued over the Co-op Live’s opening weekend by traffic enforcement officers leading to a “weeks-long” appeals backlog.
Locals claim there’s confusion about operating hours and how to book a visitor’s parking pass, meaning friends and family getting tickets.Stephen Bailey, 52, said locals were now reluctant to leave their car spaces at weekends. Councillor Alan Good said that it was was important to remember the new parking scheme was designed to protect residents.He said: “I’m beyond disappointed at how many problems have arisen from the introduction of the scheme and that residents have been left in the dark whilst challenging incorrectly issued tickets.